The Tea Gardener Printed Edition

✔ Printed Edition
✔ 48 Full-Color Pages
✔ Made in the USA

Digital Edition Available

Grow, Harvest & Craft Your Own Tea

The Tea Gardener is a practical guide for gardeners who want to grow their own tea from Camellia sinensis. Written by Debbie Odom of Blackcreek & Co, this book provides clear, experience-based instruction for successfully growing tea plants in home gardens, containers, or small landscape plantings.

Inside, you'll learn how to choose the right location, plant and care for tea through every season, harvest leaves at the proper time, and transform them into delicious homemade green, oolong, and black teas. From your first planting to your first cup, this guide walks you through every step of the journey.

Grounded in real gardening experience rather than theory, The Tea Gardener is written for home gardeners who appreciate patience, observation, and working with nature. Whether you're planting your very first tea shrub or expanding an established tea garden, you'll find practical advice, proven techniques, and encouragement along the way.

Inside You'll Learn

How to grow Camellia sinensis

Choosing the best location for healthy tea plants

Growing tea in the ground or in containers

Seasonal care and maintenance

When and how to harvest tea leaves

Processing green, oolong, and black tea at home

Drying and storing your finished tea

Tips for long-term success in the tea garden

Whether your dream is to enjoy a cup of tea made entirely from plants you've grown yourself or to add something truly unique to your garden, The Tea Gardener will give you the knowledge and confidence to begin.

Every Journey Begins with a Single Seed

I'm Debbie Odom, and mine began with the very first tea seed I planted more than 20 years ago. What started as curiosity became a lifelong passion for growing, harvesting, and sharing the remarkable story of Camellia sinensis.

Over the years, I've learned that growing tea isn't just about producing leaves for a cup—it's about slowing down, connecting with nature, and experiencing the satisfaction of nurturing a plant from garden to cup.

I wrote The Tea Gardener to share the knowledge I've gained through decades of hands-on experience, so you can grow with confidence and enjoy the rewarding experience of making your own tea at home.

Whether you're planting your first tea plant or dreaming of your own tea garden, I hope this book gives you the confidence to begin. My greatest hope is that one day you'll step into your own garden, harvest a handful of fresh tea leaves, and smile as you brew a cup you grew yourself.

Happy growing,
Debbie Odom
Blackcreek Nursery & Blackcreek Herbals
Where Nature Meets Nurture